Carranza appeals to modify Mexico protocol on troop withdrawal
Washington dispatch reports Gen. Carranza asking for changes to the protocol for withdrawing American troops from Mexico. He sent a lengthy response to Secretary of State and the joint commission's Mexican members. American representatives Lane Mott and Gray will review the reply as a joint session nears.
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Washington
Mexico
Carranza
Luis Cabrera
Joint Commission
Atlantic City
Lane
J. R. Mott
George Gray
Tafy
Carrilza
Villa
Pershing
Cabrera
United States
State
War Departments
Arredondo
Conaul de Negri
San Francisco
Phantom Horse Sellers Guilty in Mail Fraud Case
OMATIA Neb Dec 29 Jury verdicts in the federal case against 11 defendants charged with using the mails to defraud in phantom mustang sales in Cocinino county Arizona. Eight defendants were found guilty two not guilty one dismissed. Names include Albert Hastings C W West A William Hinkley Jack Sherlock J S Smith C A Smith C M Thompson John Bolecy with Clemency recommended for Thompson and Bolecy. Forty two originally indicted. witnesses said bills of sale valued at six times the number of horses collected a million dollars for and against.
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Omatia
Neb
Cocinino County
Arizona
Albert Hastings
Silver Creek
C. W. West
Lincoln
A. William Hinkley
Brayton
Jack Shercliffe
Minneapolis
J. S. Smith
C. A. Smith
C. M. Thompson
John Bolecy
Omaha
Thompson
Bolecy
F. W. Guidinger
B. F. Berwinkle
Des Moines
L. R. West
Flagstaff
Vaneioe
Carranza protocol doubts deepen amid Mexican standstill
United States and Mexican commissioners debated the protocol as Carranza insists on unconditional troop withdrawal, a stance narrowing with Villa’s bandit activity growing in the north. Officials noted Carranza seeks to avoid garrison obligations and preserve U S goodwill while American forces remain on Mexican soil.
Crowley Denies Federal Charges in War Munition Case
Crowley, a detective, denies charges by government witness Smith in a case tied to alleged violation of U S neutrality. He admitted tips into Canada but said his role was to investigate breaches by Entente nations. He cited facts about a US Navy lieutenant joining Russia and airplane parts stored for Britain in Buffalo.
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San Francisco
Charles C. Crowley
Louis J. Smith
Smith
Franz Bopp
United States
Crowley
Bopp
Canada
Lieut. Johnson
United States Navy
Russia
New York
Buffalo
Caplan Sentenced to Ten Years in San Quentin
David Caplan, the last of the alleged dynamiters linked to the Los Angeles Times blast of 1910 that killed 20, was sentenced Thursday to ten years in San Quentin for manslaughter. The court granted a probable cause certificate for appeal, suspending execution pending appeal decision.
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Los Angeles
David Caplan
Los Angeles Times
San Quentin Penitentiary
Gold Import Records Shatter as $33 Million Arrives in U S
New York December 29 A record daily gold import of 33 million dollars was deposited by J P Morgan Co in the New York and Philadelphia assay offices. Of this 25 million in American Eagles returns the same gold sent to Paris in 180% under Roosevelt for French Panama Canal equities. It came back in the same boxes after 13 years. The year’s total gold imports reach 678 million, far surpassing prior records.
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York
J. P. Morgan & Co
New York
Philadelphia
Paris
Panama Canal Company
No Order Issued on Car Movement
Washington December 29 after an all day hearing the interstate commerce commission took under advisement the question of whether to seek to solve the car shortage by ordering all railroads to return cars of other lines to their owners immediately upon unloading railroad representatives led by W W Atterbury urged against such an order stating it would worsen disruptions and harm operations by forcing premature car returns and complicating traffic management
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
W. W. Atterbury
The
Pennsylvania
American Railway Association
Railroads Defy Orders as Car Shortage Persists
Commissioner McChord blames railroads for ignoring association car service orders and mocks rival executives for stealing cars. Atterbury cautions against harsh, premature orders amid months of difficult service, noting abnormal conditions and regional disparities. Worthington warns strict enforcement could trigger up to 23 million dollars in fines for Western lines with excess open cars and scarce box cars.
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Stu
McChord
Railway Association
Atterbury
Mc¢Chord
Association
Car Service Committee
Mr. Atterbury
Pennsylvania
New England
Traven
W. A. Worthington
Southern Pacific
State Attorneys Seek Law Changes on Criminal Codes
Springfield TL Nec 299 proposes shifting auto theft and wife abandonment from misdemeanors to felonies, removing jury power from judges, and allowing judges to comment on facts. The Illinois State's Attorney's Association met here and will adopt resolutions today. Floyd B. Thompson of Rock Island criticized leniency for youthful criminals. Jesse L. Deck of Decatur urged giving prosecutors power to amend indictments after quashment for technicalities.
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Springfield
Nec
Timeig
Thenois State's Attorney's Association
Floyd BE. Thompson
Rock Island
Jesse L. Deck
Decatur
Pana's First Mayor Dies in Los Angeles
W. D. Terdan, 86, first mayor and tax collector of Pana, Illinois, has died in Los Angeles. Advices received confirm the longtime public servant’s death, ending a career marked by local leadership and civic service.
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Pana
W. D. Terdan
Los Angeles
NEW STEPS FOR PEACE IN SECRET
Washington reports a policy of absolute silence on peace negotiations by President Wilson and Secretary Lansing. Officials say all steps will be confidential with no comment or rumor allowed. The move follows receipt of German and Austrian replies to Wilson notes and signals a potential confidential exchange of tentative terms if needed to bridge gaps before peace delegates meet.
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Washington
Wilson
Lansing
State Department
Germany
Entente
Berlin
World League
International Court of Arbitration
National guard duty extends to all able men 18 to 45
Washington reports war department regulations under the national defense act require every able bodied male citizen aged 18 to 45 to be liable for national guard service in war time. The plan calls for a reserve training battalion filled by volunteers, with drafts if needed to maintain strength. Married men and dependents are discouraged from enlistment to avoid costs from border mobilization.
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Washington
United States
National Guard
Congress
War Department
Guard
National Defense Act
Militia Bureau
Inauguration Plans for Gov Lowden in Illinois
Springfield dispatch outlines a simple ceremony for Col Frank O Lowden to be inaugurated Illinois governor on January 8 with no inaugural ball. The event includes a morning oath in the Leland hotel, a parade to the capitol, a joint session of the legislature, and a farewell from Governor Dunne plus a night reception at the executive mansion.
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Springfield
Frank O. Lowden
Oregon
Illinois
Dunne
Leland Hotel
Executive
Leland
Lowden
Capitol
State Library
Supreme Court
House of Representatives
Representatives Hall
David E. Shanahan
Chicago
Representatives’ Hall
Charles C. Craig
Elect Lowden
Col
Executive Mansion
Justice Pudley Rules Against Catholic Mutual Reorganization Plan
Justice Pudley in the supreme court of Buffalo ruled against the plan to reorganize the Catholic Mutual Benefit association. The ruling opposed dividing the reserve fund into two parts under the proposed reorganization.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Pudley
Supreme Court
Catholic Mutual Benefit Association
Peace Section Abandoned at Illinois Teachers Convention
Members of the Illinois State Teachers association in Springfield deepened divides over preparedness and peace. The resolutions committee ignored military training and the peace league section was discontinued after no attendees joined a planned discussion. The platform calls for free text books, elimination of fraternities and secret societies in high schools, and a high school tuition law to unify nonhigh school districts and fund tuition in other districts.
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Springfield
Illinois State Teachers’ Association
Resolutions Committee
W. W. Earnest
Champaign
School Peace League
Peace League
Earnest
Sororitrom
Threatening threats echo in Landis Bond inquiry
U S District Judge Landis faced anonymous threats as he questioned bondsman Timothy Curtin about a bond scheme and a former secretary. The court subpoenaed Lieutenant Governor O Hara to produce letters, while Courtney Scoville in Judge Crowe's chamber refused to answer questions, fearing self incrimination.
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Chicago
United States
Landis
Timothy Curtin
Curtin
Robert W. Clark
Barratt O'Mara
Courtney Scoville
Cleve
Robert E. Crowe
Scoville
Prisoners Taken as German Offense Surges
Berlin reports fresh Teutonic advances against Russians and Romanians in Wallachia. In Rimnik Sarat operations, 3,000 more prisoners and 22 machine guns were captured, lifting total taken to 10,220. Russian counterattacks south of the Danube claim gains at Rasel while German forces push near Verdun and Hill 304.
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Berlin
Wallachia
Rimnik-Sarat
Foksham
Dobrudja
Matchin
Danube
Braila
Petrograd
Rasel
Verdun
Lemort Homme
Hill 304
Judgment Against Chicago Sanitary District Suit
Judgment for 925,882.85 was awarded to the Chicago sanitary district against the city of Chicago by Municipal Judge Wells. The payment covers electric light and equipment supplied under a contract that expired April 19.
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Chicago
Sanitary District of
City of
Wells
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